Can National Shut Down a Chapter Because of it's Racial Breakdown?

[Kansas City]

Originally Posted by 33girl

I think that in the case the OP laid out, the chapter does not agree with the national org, but if they tell the national org to go screw, then they're without a national affiliate - and not all campuses will allow a local group to stay on without national affiliation. Not to mention if this was a sorority, the women could definitely never join another NPC group.

I don't think deactivation of one member will solve the problem here, it's that the chapter believes the ideals entail one thing and the national HQ (or certain people at HQ) believe another.

Maybe I don't agree with what ABC HQ is doing, but on my campus, ABC means something that I am proud of. Why would I want to throw that away?

I agree and did not intend to imply that I would join another Greek or NPC organization. I was thinking about other campus organizations (honor society, volunteer group, sports team, etc.) and my advise was what I would personally do. I would chalk the situation up to me personally making an error in judgment somewhere along the way. I would definitely still be friends with the people in the organization (no one can stop me from being friends with someone), I just would not personally want to be associated with a NATIONAL group whose ideals did not match my own. I'd rather be a proud part of another campus organization.